HSCO 502 Quiz Young Adulthood
HSCO 502 Quiz: Young Adulthood to Late Adulthood
Module 6: Week 6 — Module 8: Week 8
- What can you reliably predict about normal age-related changes in cognitive functioning in middle adulthood?
- High concentrations of ______________ secreted by cells of the immune system are related to maladaptive inflammation.
- Based upon research about marital relationships conducted by Gottman, what feature of a relationship best predicts the demise of a relationship?
- Petersen and Steward found that the characteristics related to high levels of generativity in adolescents and young adults are:
- In Super’s developmental approach to career satisfaction, he argues that an individual’s vocational self-concept evolves over time. What is the career development stage that usually characterizes adolescents and young adults?
- King and Kitchener offer specific suggesions for those that work with emerging adults. Which of the following is NOT one of their recommedations:
- Fluid intelligence is to ____________ as crystallized intelligence is to ____________.
- In Ryan and Deci’s self-determination theory, the fundamental psychological needs they described include
- Which of the following has not been proposed as a reason why people seek meaning in their lives?
- Kindling-behavioral sensitization describes
- When a parent is classified as “dismissive” tend to have babies that are
- Which of the following individuals would most likely be in the reorganizational stage according to Schaie’s view of adult adjustment?
- Video response. Review the video example 15.3 in your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: Thelma uses the concept of selection in deciding what activities she will participate in, in order to maintain her health and wellness. Statement 2: Thelma and her sister downsized from a large home, to a retirement community as a way of optimizing their environment to match their life stage and desires. Statement 3: Thelma is not able to compensate for the restraints her age places on her physical abilities.
- Which of the following is not one of Kitchener’s stages of thinking dimensions:
- Reitzes and Mutran suggest Several factors at preretirement are strong predictors of positive attitudes toward retirement later, including
- Which statement regarding the research findings of partner selection is NOT accurate.
- Video response. Review video exercise 12.5 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen used his physical fitness degree in various roles after graduation. Statement 2: The video demonstrates how MaKonnen uses his business marketing degree in his current job but much differently than he had anticipated as a college student. Statement 3: the video demonstrates how Makonnen realized that he was not going to be a professional football player and had to use his degree and talents to find employment and a way that challenged his career path.
- Video response. Review video exercise 13.1 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: John stated three changes relevant to middle age; physical ability declines, mental abilities are still intake, and there are some sexual changes for men, but not to the extent that women experience. Statement 2: John stated that he has experience significant decline in his physical abilities, his ability to be successful as an adult student, and has encountered erectile dysfunction. Statement 3: a. John’s commentary on middle age demonstrates the concept of regulation of loss, representing an adaption of expectations.
- “The reminiscence bump” refers to
- Cross-cultural research findings indicate that
- Which of the following assumptions is NOT indicative of the life span development model?
- Which statement is CORRECT regarding the attachment prototypes in peer/romantic tradition:
- Which of the following is the most likely physical change that most adults will experience in their 40s ?
- How do the attitudes toward death among elderly people compare to the attitudes of younger age groups?
- Studies of brain activity during the early adult years suggest an increased capacity for
- When considering primary and second control strategies, which statement is FALSE:
- Which of these is the best definition of relativistic thought according to Perry?
- Video response. Review the video example 15.1 in your book; from the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: Alvin stated that the most difficult part of having Alzheimer’s disease was having to tell his children and grandchildren. Statement 2: Alvin’s friend Jan recognized that he went from being very organized to misplacing things. Statement 3: One issues with Alvin’s disease is he often loses personal items.
- Which of the following are aspects of palliative care?
- In late adulthood, many of the physical losses of middle adulthood (e.g., sensory decline) continue. For people over 65 there is also a new physical problem that about half of the population must contend with, called
- Which of the following descriptions best characterizes the timing of indicators of adulthood in people’s lives today?
- Measures of subjective well-being typically assess degree of felt happiness or positive emotion know as hedonic well-being. Other measures of well-being focus more on assessing feelings of purpose, growth and master which is sometimes called
- Which of the following is the best example of fifth-stage thinking?
- The “Big Five” personality traits are
- According to Erikson’s theory, which developmental task is central to the middle adulthood stage of life?
- The “American paradox” refers to
- Which of the following is the most important factor in helping young adults avoid a slide into poverty?
- Research on mate selection indicates that people choose mates on the basis of all of the following characteristics, except for
- Which of the following is not one of the dimensions that Kitchener used to differentiate the stages of reflective judgment?
- The two types of stress management presented by Lazarus and Folkman are
- A positive emotional style
- According to research by Baltes and associates, in which decade is wisdom acquistion most important?
- The happiest people have excellent social relationships. This is because
- Gender differences in career choice are influenced by gender-role beliefs and life style preferences including this notion
- Research on job satisfaction indicates which of the following?
- What statement is FALSE regarding sterotypes and age discrimination research:
- In a study of relationship satisfaction and stability over a 3-year period, which of the following types of partnerships was the most likely to break up?
- How do sociologists classify actions like entry into marriage and becoming a parent?
- In a dimensional analysis of adult attachment style (as opposed to a simple set of attachment categories), the focus is on the degree to which a certain tendency is exhibited. What two continuous dimensions or tendencies seem to characterize most attachment scales?
- Video response. Review video 11.1 from the textbook. From the 3 statements select which one(s) are correct. Statement 1: the video demonstrates Gary’s conflict between returning to a previous status of relying on his parents while in graduate school and the obligation he feels to be independent and care for his family. Statement 2: Gary feels like his success thus far is attributed to the values that his parent exemplified and reflects their support and expectations for him. Statement 3: Gary is an example of the failure to launch syndrome and is comfortable relying on his parents for support while in graduate school.